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semasiological

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se⋅ma⋅si⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [si-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -zee-]
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–noun
semantics, esp. the study of semantic change.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk sēmasí(a) signal, mark, meaning + -o- + -logy

Related forms:
se⋅ma⋅si⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [si-mey-see-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -zee-] , adjective
se⋅ma⋅si⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
se⋅ma⋅si⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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se·ma·si·ol·o·gy   (sĭ-mā'sē-ŏl'ə-jē, -zē-)   
n.  See semantics.

[Greek sēmasiā, meaning (from sēmainein, to signify; see semantic) + logy.]
se·ma'si·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., se·ma'si·ol'o·gist n.
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